Here is a great article about a coaching model that I deeply resonate with. It explores how to become a fully engaged human being by allowing the emergence of the seeds of your deepest inner essence to sprout forth.
Emergent Coaching and the Eco™ Model
Author: John Waine, Executive Coach
What is wrong with the traditional coaching process?
This [...]
This past week was quite a treat for those of us who love the chance to get to use some of the newest “techie” goodies.
Part of the Hilton Johnson Coaching Program includes an online virtual office website, a members site for coaches and their clients that includes everything from forums to secure email and chat ability, an extensive library [...]
One model of coaching called the Stage Coaching approach recognize that there are six stages required for change. This is the same model the American Cancer Society uses, since it has proved the most effective in changing the habit of cigarette smoking.
Stage 1 – Pre-contemplation . Until we realize we have a problem we remain [...]
Listening occurs on three levels. Level I listening where the focus is on oneself instead of the other. The client should always be using Level I listening but never the coach. The coach’s focus should never be on their own judgments and reactions, but always on the other.
Level II listening is focused listening with one’s [...]
Empowering questions help the coach and client discover what is important. They cause the client to think, and they clarify and cause the client to elaborate in ways that are useful to the task at hand. And most of all they cause the client to take action.
Ordinary questions involve yes or no answers, while empowering [...]
During the first coach training session we discussed 7 steps important to the coaching process.
1. Setting a Goal. What is the issue the client wants to resolve during their coaching session, such as eating more nutritiously, starting an exercise routine, or addressing an ingrained habit like smoking.
2. Creating Emotion – For the most part, people use [...]
